He has in fact been wearing a coat that looks like a gilet, with a stripy blue pattern on the sleeves giving it a contrasting look to the main body.

And when the BBC reporter asked Sherwood why he threw his 'gilet' to the ground, the Villa boss bluntly responded: "It's not a gilet, it's a coat."

But why has he wearing a coat and not a gilet? Sherwood joked: "They sold out of gilets."

Spurs: Sherwood dons the gilet during his time at Tottenham (Image: Getty)

When questioned about how he is facing up to the task of a relegation dogfight, the former Spurs man revealed that he is already fully dedicated to the Villa cause.

He said: "It's fine, I'm very passionate. If anyone feels it more than me, then they must be hurting."

Villa rescued a point in their relegation six-pointer with QPR thanks for a Christian Benteke hat-trick. Matt Phillips, Clint Hill and Charlie Austin had previously been on the scoresheet for the visitors at Villa Park.